Beginnings

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and up-and-coming comedians, musicians, writers and artists about their earliest creative acts and about other formative childhood experiences.

On today's show, I talk to writer and director Scott Gairdner. Scott is an Los
Angeles-based comedian and has been making videos since high
school. Some of his best work includes Tiny Fuppets, Clip Cup, and
the Sex Offender
Shuffle. Professionally, Scott worked for Funny or Die for two
and a half years and currently is...

On today's show I talk to musician and cartoonist Nick Thorburn. Born in
British Columbia, Nick first came to prominence with the indie rock
band The Unicorns in the early 2000s, when their album Who Will
Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? was written up in The Village
Voice, NME, Pitchfork and many other publications. When...

On today's show, brought to you by Sal's Landscaping, I talk to
comedian Todd
Glass. Originally from Philadelphia, Todd began performing
stand-up while still in high school. Since then, he's become one of
the best stand-ups of our time. Todd's credits include everything
from "Conan" to "Politically Incorrect" to the...

On today's show I talk to musician Amber Coffman. Amber grew
up in a number of places including Texas, Ohio and California, and
listened to everything from Mariah Carey to hardcore. In 2005, she
joined the instrumental rock band The Sleeping People, and two
years later she became a singer and guitarist in the latest...

On today's show I talk to actor and comedian John Ennis. John
grew up in Boston and attended Emerson College, where he was in a
sketch group with David Cross and Laura Kightlinger. He continued
to work with David and became one of the ensemble actors on the
incredible and influential sketch program Mr. Show. Since
then,...

About the Podcast

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and on-their-way-up comedians, musicians, writers, artists and thinkers about their earliest creative acts, their formative childhood experiences, and how they've developed both creatively and emotionally over the years. Beginnings is part therapy, part philosophy and almost all fascinating (95% according to FDA studies).